Romania bans 2009 champions Urziceni for next year

BUCHAREST, July 6 (Reuters) - Former Romanian league champions Unirea Urziceni have been banned from all domestic competitions next season as their owner failed to apply for a licence, the country’s football federation (FRF) said on Wednesday.

The federation said in a statement its disciplinary committee “took action to remove the club Unirea Urziceni from all competitions organised by the FRF in the 2011-2012 season”.
Urziceni upset Romania’s traditional order, winning the league title in 2009 as Steaua Bucharest and Dinamo Bucharest — who dominated Romanian soccer since shortly after World War II — faded.

However, after the club from a small nondescript town 60 km east of Bucharest were relegated last season, owner Dumitru Bucsaru failed to file for a licence for the 2011-2012 season.